seems most of the magazines I get are having discussion on the log rules and how they don't fit with moder technology. Anyone up for staring a thread on developing a new one. Maybe a "whack rule" :D :D :D ;D :) :o ::)
Bet they adjust the money to fit ???
J_T
There was a lot of wisdom in that statement. :)
And I won't bet against you.
Seems knowone is ever happy with any form of log rule including me. It doesn't matter what the footage is if you use the adjustable green ruler $$$$$$$ It's that bottom line you need to look at.
When you buy logs what scale do you use in your neck of the woods? I have always used Doyle but it looks like everyone is slowly switching to International. You just adjust money to fit scale thats what a lot of big buyers do.
Would a new scale make the rulers read more accurately inside the bark? If your intensions are so inclined, you can easily cheat a person that does not know what is going on. >:(
It is much more difficult to cheat someone that knows what is going on.
So it doesn't make any difference what scale you use, knowledge is the best equalizer. :P
Gary
Its not necessarily the rule, but the grader. I scaled logs for a number of years. I was easy on scale, but tough on grade. If a logger was looking only at the bf, then they were real happy. The dollar amount was about the same when compared to another grader (the mill owner).
Scaling logs is easy, as long as they are straight and defect free. Start getting sweep, heart rot, rotten knots, and the like, and the scale starts to drop, as does the grade. A more accurate scale would mean a larger drop.
A log is worth just a certain amount of dollars. It doesn't matter if it weighed, scaled by any given rule, or purchased by any other method. The log value will still be the same.
I can't think of any reason to switch to another rule, except there is a lot more cutting of the smaller diameter trees. That means that they won't let those trees grow to good size.